Tesla promises free solar-powered travel with new ‘Supercharger’ tech

Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors announced Monday that it will roll out a network of solar-powered charging stations across the United
States over the next two years, enabling owners of the company’s all-electric “Model S” vehicles to “travel for free, forever, on pure
sunlight.”

Appearing at an unveiling event Monday in Hawthorne, California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the same creative force behind PayPal and SpaceX, said the
company’s new charging technology is an important advancement in human history because it could soon free zero-emission vehicles from limited areas
of operation.

More importantly, he said the company’s “Superchargers” add 150 miles to a car’s range in
just 30 minutes — a dramatic improvement over other current vehicle charging technology.

While it will be some time before this becomes ready for the mass market, it shows a positive direction for automotive technology. Musk has already
established himself as a futurist with his involvement in SpaceX.

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